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Motorola Goes After Samsung’s Galaxy S3 in Latest Ad, “Don’t Get Stuck Downloading From Another Galaxy”

Motorola certainly likes to do product and feature comparisons with its competitors. They first started with the RAZR M and Google Now vs. the iPhone 5, but today’s battle goes a different direction. Instead of taking on Apple or Microsoft, Motorola is targeting the biggest Android player on the block, Samsung. I’m not sure that we’ve seen many Android manufacturers attack other Android manufacturers in the past, so this is definitely something to keep an eye on.

In the new ad/campaign that was posted to the official Motorola Facebook account this evening, Moto wants to make sure that you “Don’t get stuck downloading from another galaxy. Get faster download speeds with DROID RAZR HD.” (Which is funny, since they use the same exact Qualcomm processor and modem.) They also present a link which takes you to a landing page on their site that compares battery life, build quality, and design of the RAZR HD to the Galaxy S3.

Moto mentions that the RAZR HD gets up to 24 hours of battery performance which equals to 20% more than the Galaxy S3. They talk about the KEVLAR fiber backing and water-repellant nanocoating that makes the device more durable, something the GS3’s “plastic back can’t say.” Finally, they talk about design, in a comparison that shows a really bloated and oddly shaped Galaxy S3 from the side against their perfectly rendered RAZR HD.

It’s an interesting move by Motorola. We all know that Samsung is the king of the mobile landscape these days, so it makes sense that others would start to attack them rather than spend all of their energy on Apple. I think it caught me off guard because it’s Android on Android crime. We should probably get used to it, though. Android is no longer the up-and-comer, it’s the front runner with one company leading the charge over the rest. Motorola, HTC, and LG are no longer just battling Apple, they are battling someone on their own turf.

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Moto is better than Samsung. I own Samsung Tv’s they are good. Moto invented the radio in a phone. They have the best build quality, BTW i am running Jelly bean on my Moto device (Razr Maxx HD). I believe Verizon has not pushed out that one for S3. Droid does. I do have respect for the Samsung tho. They are a great company.

feztheforeigner

I’m still going to stick with my Droid DNA…

Ibrick

One of the few sensible comments in this thread..

http://profiles.google.com/steve07204 Steven Delaprida

see i use to be a moto fan boy. the S3 is my first samsung phone since the old classic Juke. Android manufacturers shouldn’t attack each other just yet. just my opinion

Sammyfanboys are the new iSheep, and quite frankly, it’s encouraged by the snide comments from the writers here on DL. I said it and I’ll stand by it.

Immolate

Who’s a fanboy? I buy the best phones available, one every few months. The best phones right now are Samsungs. If Moto doesn’t get over its inferiority complex and play to win, it will keep being Samsungs, unless HTC keeps stepping up that is. I have zero brand loyalty. If I did, I’d still be using Motorola.

azndan4

Agreed. But the Motorola fanboys are even worse.

Ignacio Cardenas

What ever happened to paying respect to the company that helped make android successful and this site possible???

Immolate

Much love for Moto, but Samsung didn’t pick this fight.

roberthenderson

Moto: feels great in hand, great battery life
Sammy: screen, memory, camera/video, (you don’t even need to download a Rom, several launchers can give you the unskinned feel).
Went with the gs3

I love how Moto totes their water repellent nano coating like it’s some holy grail, however they build the battery into the device so if it gets wet (which the nano coating doesn’t really protect from all that well) it’s undoubtedly toast. Nothing but a gimmick just like using Kevlar .. start using a poly carbonate body like the big boys I say (not referencing the GS3)

http://www.facebook.com/BreezlyBruin420 Chris Long

I’ll take Samsung over Motorola any day of the week and twice on Sundays. I’ve owned phones from both and Sammy is far more superior.

Hmm….

About time Moto starts standing up for itself, and also time for someone to call out the fanboy attitude about the plastic fantastic Samsungs with their crap radios. Sure, an extra bit of ram would be nice, but neither that nor the extra processor cores are even used at this point in phone development. It’s pretty much just marketing bs, whereas the superior build and radios of the Moto make a real world difference right now, not just for vaporware that might exist in the future. I say go gettem Moto, and follow up the tough talk with constantly better devices.

azndan4

You’re a noob. There is no excuse for coming to market 6 months late (Razr HD) with the exact same hardware as your competitor (S3). I dislike both companies for a variety of different reasons but having more advanced technology is not a reason to dislike a phone.

Hmm….

Try working on your reading comprehension instead of failed name calling. Nowhere did I say anything about liking or disliking anything. Factually incorrect and ignorant statement.

Yet another utterly oblivious statement. Try actually discussing my points and if you disagree with them, try to disprove them like a mature, rational adult. My statement is based on well documented fact, which has nothing to do with liking or disliking any device. Whether or not you “like” a company is irrelevant. Or perhaps you’re just another fanboy trolling for attention, in which case there is no value in wasting time on the uninformed.

Tyler Cameron

What’s with this myth that Motorola has superior radios? I have a RAZR M. I had a Rezound. The Rezound got WAY better signal than ANY Motorola I’ve ever seen.

When Moto start making phones that are as appealing as the Samsungs, I (and a lot of others) will start buying Moto’s. Don’t blame others for the lack of Moto’s success. That’s on them. Of my last two phone purchases, an S3 and a Note 2, only the DNA gave me reason to consider something else. Both Note 2 and DNA are in whole better class than the Maxx HD, which was engineered to compete with the GS3.

bananatroll

about damned time Motorola! Googles OS needs a little I’m house quality competition. Not that the bloatware ridden SGS3 would ever compare in quality and cellular reception to anything Motorola had to offer, but still… About damned time. The next one needs to be about metal vs plastic… and how samesungs phone have virtually none at all.

And that is the same reason google repetitively picks the mass market propagandist south Korea junk phone producers as the Nexus manufactures every single time without question.

Lets go over yet another Nexus phone history review:

Nexus One: HTC
NEXUS S: SAMSUNG
Galaxy Nexus: SAMSUNG
Nexus 4: LG

Sony, Motorola, Nokia, etc, will never get a shot at Googles flagship line of smartphones if the cheapskates in mountain view have anything to say about out…

I’m not trying to sound anti capitalist here or whatever but doesn’t seem at least a little screwed

Why?

Because they’re cheapskates. the cost of producing a nexus device via an OEM like Sony our Motorola would not justify the superior quality hardware, more efficient radios, superior GPS chips or (insert more excuses here).

Bottom line is the Nexus program has nothing whatsoever to do with hardware quality, radio firmware, or even developer experience……

Its this simple:

Its all about the absolute cheapest, simplest, easiest to mass produce device compatible with the most carriers at once add physically possible.

Do these folks I’m mountain view even give two flying ****s about CDMA carriers like Sprint our Big Red?

No.

Does Apple? Does RIM? Yes.

Google still hasn’t learned the rules of the game yet.

If you want to produce superior quality product for carriers nationwide you have to be willing too spend a little extra money.

I used to think the whole open source OS idea was a great one. But for those who
Demand consistent quality and solid customizable end user experience…

Well.

I’m sorry to say, but unless Google ceases their policy of picking the elcheapo south Korean/Chinese OEMs like they always duo rather than one of the oldest communications pioneers of the last 100 years or the inventors of the infamous windscreen CRT sets of ages gone by.

They will always be viewed as ad based pawns whom sell out too the lowest bidder, while at the same time having no backbone whatsoever with US mobile carriers.

Why is there no Sony, Motorola, or Nokia Nexus phones? Why well there NEVER be a Nexus phone produced by a American or Japanese manufacture?

Because Google has a bunch of damned cheapskates running their developer hardware division, That’s why!!!

Eric Schmidt is a cheap butthead, and he just doesn’t want to pay higher quality cost off labor associated with a superior product from the likes of Motorola, Nokia our Sony.

Shame on you Google, shame on you!!!

summit1986

tell us what you REALLY think…

SexciiP

This ad is a bunch of lies. Everyone knows that the GalaxySIII reigns supreme over all smartphones!

William_Morris

Problem with both phones? LOCKED BOOTLOADER.

Theot

After a fascinate, X2 and now a Verizon GNEX build quality is about more than the feel of the phone to me. I love having these devices on hand to do all kinds of stuff when I need it to. My Verizon GNEX will barely last 8 hours with light use as it sucks the battery dry while idle , drops calls, has a horribly weak radio and an even worse wifi radio. Moto’s have superb radios and battery life. To me that is build quality and the fact that I don’t have to carry extra batteries and wonder if I’m going to have signal tops having a quad core with extra memory. The camera on my X2 fit my needs very well so as long as it’s at least as good as that I’m happy. I just think Samsung phones are cheap, cheap radios and horribly inefficient for the most part.

I personally would LOVE to see Google push its own Nexus line more, since it’s THAT line that’s the purest, most up-to-date, least bloated Android experience of them all…

JPose

I only wish moto had gotten their sh°t together in time to offer some sort of choice on Verizon prior to the demise of unlimited data! In June Verizon only had one new flagship model, the GSIII!

salberto1

Moto blur is by the ugliest on Android I’ll stick with my Note 2. Thank you, best battery life on any v4G Devices. . #Verizon LTE

http://profiles.google.com/kenny.strawn Kenny Strawn

And Motoblur has been dropped with ALL ICS and up devices, replaced with a more Nexus-like experience…

Mike

Blur?

Abhijeet Mishra

Actually, MotoBlur has been scrapped and now Motorola uses stock Android with just a few modifications (and the carrier bloat of course), so that’s not a valid point anymore. For those who don’t want the cartoon fest that is TouchWiz (albeit with some useful features), RAZR HD’s interface is a better choice.

summit1986

This isn’t twitter, stop using hashtags

markopolo

I’m done buying phones I bought almost all Motorola phones since the og droid n I’m on the first RAZR .. I agree to Al of the above. But I’m not buying the s3 or the notewhich I did want the note but that button in the middle I hate ghats why I never bought the iPhone .. I’m keeping myraZr til I get a Motorola nexus. . if not than I’ll stick to this phone til I. ant make a simple call or browse the internet …

Mike

I’m not into rooting that much but as far as right out of the box motos skin is far better than touchwiz. On screen buttons like Google intended Sammy?

http://www.facebook.com/nathan.keeley.18 Nathan Keeley

Its pretty bad when you go to a Verizon store and they tell you that the radio’s in the Samsung phones are not that good and your better off with a motorola. I found out the hard way with the Gnex never again

Immolate

Thankfully, the reps in my Verizon store are smarter than that. If they weren’t, I’d educate them.

http://profiles.google.com/thelolotov Jacob Davis

Okay, Motorola, Samsung is not the enemy. Go back to making fun of Apple. I like Moto’s stuff myself, but the choice is what makes Android so great.

Christopher Williams

Wow looks like someone is butt sore… make a nexus moto then we’ll care…

I dont own a s3,but the wife does and i like feel of the s3 and even the note 2(even if its two big for me) over any of the droid razors

Mike

Ugly touch wiz vs nearly stock android…hmm

Warwick

Why android trying to eat android. Go eat IOS first.

Jack

Sooooooo happy with my S3.

Motorola phones simply can not compare. Sure you can always look around and find something that might have one thing better than the S3, but as a whole there is not one device that is as awesome as the S3, except for maybe the Note.

Ibrick

Are we just talking on VZ here? Or including the other major carriers?

Just on VZ, the DNA is a better phone.

Across all carriers, I’d take a One X, One X+ over the S3 as well. Haven’t even held an Optimus G, so I won’t comment on that, but the S3 is not the, end all be all, phone.

Immolate

I studied the DNA and Note 2 extensively and chose the Note 2. The DNA was clearly inferior overall. More pixels just doesn’t overcome the DNA’s other deficiencies.

Derek

The DNA’s only selling point is the screen, which incidentally becomes irrelevant since human beings can’t even physiologically see that many ppi’s. Sure it has a marginally better processor since it’s a new device compared to a 6 month old one. But that’s exactly the point. Samsung’s half a year phone still offers an equal or superior experience than the DNA. Ditto for the other two phones you mentioned.

Not to mention HTC’s Sense and build quality is a piece of sh**.

Ibrick

Marginally better processor? Really?

HTC’s build quality is sh*t?

Get Sammy’s d*ck out of your mouth, nothing Samsung has ever put out comes near the build quality of any phone HTC has put out this year.
Samsung makes a quality phone, no doubt about it, but the S3 is 6 months old and is no longer the king of the hill. It happens to every phone. Accept it.
I also don’t recall mentioning the Note 2.. thought we were just comparing the S3 here?

Jacket0wned

Yes the processor is marginally better. You’re not going to see a screaming difference between the S3 and the Droid.

Sorry but go to XDA or any real tech enthusiast site and read comments about build quality for HTC devices. You’ll find a lot of HTC customers saying they were fooled into thinking HTC has good build quality. HTC only seems like it has good build quality at first, but they have a high malfunction rate. HTC phones break down very quickly into their product life.

On the flip side, Samsung seems to not have good build quality, but you’ll find their products last longer and don’t damage or break down easily. Not to mention most people don’t even realize both Samsung and HTC use the exact same body materials.

It’s a very, very, very common misconception.

I used to work at a company that flips used cell phones, and I see more HTC devices in poor quality than other brands.

TylerChappell

I am not a huge fan of either Samsung or Motorola. But really now? I’m sorry, but I will take an extra gig of RAM over a mere 400mAh of non-removable battery life any day! Not to mention the RAZR’s vastly inferior camera.
This is just sad., Google needs to give the motorola marketing team a little slap on the wrist.

BSweetness

Yep. When that massive battery in the MAXX HD runs dry earlier in the day (and the battery in my MAXX did on several occasions), you’re stuck being tied to an outlet or portable charger for awhile. I’d much rather be able to just pop in a spare battery and keep going.

TSY87

exactly why I would chose a removeable battery over a large capacity non-removable one. a lot of isheep don’t understand that just because you get good performance out of your battery, it can still be a limiting factor when you can’t be tied down to a charger and need your phone longer than usual.

BSweetness

And it’s one reason why I love the Note 2. A removable battery that’s almost the same size as the battery in the MAXX HD.

TSY87

my friends that have the note 2 get INCREDIBLE battery life.. Im totally jealous.. I usually carry 2 extra batteries when I go out for the day (vzw galaxy nexus)

mgamerz

Why wouldn’t you just get a portable charger? Then you don’t have to break open the case.

BSweetness

Because it’s awkward to be connected to a charger when you’re needing to use the phone or don’t have a lot of space for it.

http://twitter.com/CrayzeeJoe Joe Wright

I’m sure Sammy will snap back. They are both good phones with some things better on each one. If Motorola would stop sucking up to Verizon and make the same phones for other carriers then they would probably be doing much better.

http://twitter.com/itsyourboyerik Erik Julius

sh*t just got serious.

Michael G

S3? Meh…. I have a few friends who have it and I’ve played around with the S3. I just can’t get past Samsung’s skin! It’s horrible! I am still rocking my G-Nex from last year and don’t see an end in site ’til Moto comes out with a Nexus device.

Trevor

The S3 + AOKP = awesome. Just like the GNex (software-wise) but upgraded internals. Love it!

Michael G

Yeah I guess after awhile I could put CM on it. I usually wait a few months before rooting to enjoy the device though. What forces my hand is when Verizon pisses me off with the lack of updates. It all started with waiting for Gingerbread on my OG Droid. lol

http://www.facebook.com/BreezlyBruin420 Chris Long

Well, rooting will eliminate waiting for VZW updates.

Michael G

Like I said, I enjoy the device itself ’til VZW pisses me off enough to root.

Trevor

Yep, that’s what caused me to finally root my GNex and put Bugless Beast on it. I love the S3 now, except I do miss the onscreen navigation buttons. That was a step back in my opinion.

Tyler Cameron

I know this is nitpicky, but I can’t stand the buttons on the S3. Why do the side buttons disappear when you don’t touch the screen for 2 seconds? Why is there a menu button??? Menu buttons are obsolete. There needs to be a recent apps button. And why did Samsung fragment Android by changing the way you take a screenshot????

Trevor

I’m not a fan of the buttons either. You can set up the capacitive buttons to stay lit for longer than the default 2 seconds or whatever it is (at least in Touchwiz you have this option).

You access recent apps by holding down the home button. It’s not as quick as the Galaxy Nexus or anything with onscreen buttons, but it gets the job done.

I also hated Samsung’s implementation of screen capturing, but unlocking, rooting and AOKPing has solved that issue, as I essentially am running stock 4.1.2 Android right now (with some AOKP tweaks of course).

Phil Onyschuk

Apex launcher…….done.

Immolate

I ran AOKP ROMs on my S3 for most of the time I owned it, but I finally went back to TouchWiz. I missed all the cool stuff that Samsung put in their skin. I’ll stick with TouchWiz-based ROMs for my N2.

Jack

I actually love Samsung’s interface. It offers so much functionality.

IMHO, plain Android is overrated in terms of looks and functionality. I notice that anything Google branded gets automatic approval no matter how mediocre it is. It’s like people unwittingly think they should like it rather than really thinking about it to see whether they really like it or not. It’s almost as bad as being an iSheep.

Am I the only one who doesn’t have a problem with the GSIII’s battery? If it’s that much of an issue, buy a backup one for what, $20?

http://twitter.com/CrayzeeJoe Joe Wright

Mine lasts all day even with a couple hours of screen time.

MicroNix

My GS3 battery lasts all day and still has >30% at 10pm. No problems here!

Thomas

What do you do when your product is inferior ? You attack your competitor. Hey Motorola make 1 flagship RAZR not a RAZR this & RAZR that. Focus on making better products rather than cashing in off an old name ( RAZR ).

http://www.facebook.com/PThoreson Patrick Neill Thoreson

Not always true. Samsung attacked the iphone 5 with it’s line of commercials of people outside of apple stores waiting in line. Yet the GS3 is superior to the iphone 5. In that case they attacked the Iphone for shits n giggles.

K-Solo

No he was right…

http://www.facebook.com/BreezlyBruin420 Chris Long

Sammy attacked the iPhone5 and the sheeple that line up for it because Apple really didn’t do much to upgrade it other than a slimmer profile and a SLIGHTLY larger screen.

Mapekz

They will. Watch next year possess just three RAZRs max (pun intended), the same three Droids on VZW except on all carriers and globally. I hope they also squeeze in a Nexus.

Justin W

Your forgetting the Galaxy S III Mini, Galaxy Note II, Galaxy Premier… It goes on. At least with Moto, you know the M is the mid-range one, the HD is top-range with a smaller battery than the Maxx.

MicroNix

Your forgetting, it was the Razr, Razr Maxx, Razr HD, Razr Maxx, Razr M…. At least with Moto, you know that no matter which one you get, you still get blur, the craptastic software they provide.

Justin W

The Razr, Razr Maxx were last year’s model, similar to the Skyrocket, Stratosphere, etc. Even including last year’s models, Moto has made far less models than Samsung.
In addition to that, Blur is extremely close to stock, while TouchWiz is no where near stock. Blur was horrible back when the Droid 2 came out, but now, it’s almost nonexistent. The main differences between stock and blur are the swipe-left to the access quick settings, the circles widget, and SmartActions.

Bionic

That plastic feels Sooooooo flimsy on the note 2 backside

http://www.facebook.com/kevinesser90 Kevin Esser

Attack iOS, not Android

shooter50

I Had the RAZR Maxx first and dumped it a soon as the S3 came out. No looking back. In the real world the S3 beats the MAXX in every way.. I had my doubts about the S3 build quality, but no more. Dropped twice with no case on wood floor and no damage. Love Samsung, goodbye Motorola

Dain Laguna

just not in battery life. screen, camera yes.

Abhijeet Mishra

Yeah, people seem to think that just because Samsung’s devices “feel cheap and are all plasticky”, the build quality isn’t good. Their phones are pretty well-made and durable, had a Galaxy S, Omnia W, and now a Galaxy Nexus, no problems at all.

drinksprite

earlier this year i had a maxx, then bought an S3 on craigslist cuz it looked amazing. after three weeks i sold it and went back to the maxx. the battery sucked and the unnecessary physical home button was driving me crazy. i also like blur over touchwiz

http://twitter.com/sooyong94 Loo Soo Yong

Just use Nova Launcher…… Problem solved.

Altechi

Hmm, on the Samsung I can replace the battery for a bigger one, and if I damage the back cover, I can replace it as well

Yeah but when I heard that ATT is requiring people to download their Jellybean updates from Kies instead of an OTA, I was turned off. I began the process of upgrading the wife’s GS3 and thought….”When did Samsung become Apple?” Having to download from Keis is just as bad as having to download from iTunes versus an OTA process. We all used to mock Applie users because of that….buuuuuuut now it’s okay because it’s a S3? I call BS

EC8CH

While I have no experience with Kies, it seems to me a step in the right direction. Anything that removes carriers from involvement in the software on our devices, even in the slightest, is a positive in my opinion.

Ibrick

ICS for the OG Note was done the same way so this isn’t anything new.

I don’t think it really eliminates the carrier either, I had the help my ‘not so tech savvy buddy’ install the update, and you did need to select the model no. and carrier to download.

William

To be fair, Kies is just awesome to use.

BSweetness

“Yeah but when I heard that ATT is requiring people…”

Well, if AT&T is requiring it, then you should direct your displeasure towards AT&T and not Samsung, right? The S3 Jelly Bean update for Sprint and T-Mobile have all been available OTA.

http://twitter.com/armus75 Armus

Moto is nice but my S3 battery is plenty big enough, and I can change it out if needed. Kevlar back? Who doesn’t use a case as it is?

Bionic

I don’t use cases because of docks.

FAL_Fan

Don’t they make docking adapters nowadays? Honestly a phone is safer with a case, regardless of build quality.

Trey Mitchell

and also uglier(granted my opinion) and harder to pocket

Mark Mann

razr hd+case=perfect fit with no adapter to the motorola razr hd car dock…

EC8CH

I don’t use docks because I have a VZW G-Nex :’-(

kixofmyg0t

Are you asking who doesn’t use a case?

I don’t. Never have on any phone I’ve ever had. I think they’re ugly.

But I’m really fond of my non Verizon branded RAZR MAXX HD.

LiterofCola

Never uses cases either

Trey Mitchell

most of us done like cases

Immolate

What? Most of whom? Almost everyone I know or see walking around uses a case. I’ve done both, and not being a phone dropper, I can usually get away without one, but I am convinced that you’re completely wrong with your statement.

Trey Mitchell

well, I can’t be Completely wrong as my post has 3 ups and 3 downs
Its been my experience that many smartphone enthusiasts don’t like cases I could have a skewed sample but that is my experience. no need to get hostile.

Abhijeet Mishra

Um, lots of people? I use a cover of sorts for putting the phone in when I’m not using it (Samsung provided one with the Galaxy S and Omnia W, so did Nokia with their Symbian devices), but to have a case on it all times just makes it ugly and takes away from the looks of the device. It’s good to use a case, but considering my last four smartphones have had no problems with a permanent case on, I’d say people give them too much importance.

drinksprite

i only use a screen protector. i don’t like adding bulk to my phones. what moto needs to do is make the sides kevlar…dropping the phone never results in it falling perfectly on its back

Jim McClain

a screen protector adds bulk to your phone ? lol

blackmagick20

Where did he ever said a screen protector added bulk? He didn’t…and it doesn’t…the ‘i don’t like adding bulk to my phones’ statement was directed toward cases

Suralin

Motorola’s phone durability is top-notch. Say what you will, but I run around without a screen protector or case on my OG Droid Razr and it doesn’t even have a dent and I’ve dropped it plenty.

MicroNix

Bah, I’ve had multiple hardware failures on multiple Motorola phones that were babied and never dropped. Top notch nothing. Threads are still probably out there for the digitizer going out just after a year on the OG Droids with tons of complaints.

ExSpectator

I bought a case for my S3 only because it came highly polished and it was so slick it was hard to hold onto. I dropped it once, leaving a large dent in the soft plastic construction. If it had the RAZR’s construction, I would not be using a case. That being said, I still prefer the S3 for the extra gb of ram and the vastly superior camera.

GregSki86

Are you kidding me, take a second to think…..motorola has released about 6 versions of the Razr while Samsung releases ONE galaxy device per year which is excellent and truly ahead of the curve, motorola just keeps playing catch up. I have tried both companies, I got my girlfriend a Razr last December, then after they released 5 models after, I can say I will NEVER purchase another Motorola product again.

Yes but all of those Galaxy devices how many Verizon has? 2 GS3 and GN2. Every dumb Razr lands on vz not on other carrier.

kixofmyg0t

You do realize you’re helping my point right?

GregSki86

Clearly you don’t even understand your own point

Justin W

In addition to helping his point, the Razr line only has a mid-range and a top-range device. The HD/Maxx HD are the same device, and the international versions are the exact same. Galaxy devices come out on what seems like a weekly basis…

chris125

2 of them aren’t even phones, plus all of those never even made it to verizon and the galaxy nexus is a nexus( well a half assed one at that)

kixofmyg0t

Oh so now we’re only gonna count “one galaxy device” as being one galaxy PHONE only on Verizon? Hmmm Ok. So we had the RAZR and the RAZR MAXX……..oh wait you must have meant all the different colored RAZR’S right? Let’s just ignore the different colored Galaxy phones then.

Oh and let’s just limit it to one carrier because that would make Samsung look bad. Let’s ignore that the Galaxy S2 alone was released in the same year time frame under different hardware configurations with the same name……same with the S3. Yeah let’s do that.

I’m not even saying the S3 is a bad device, but trying to say that Samsung only releases ONE Galaxy “device” (which by the way the term “device” should include Tablets….oh wait let’s just ignore those even though they were on Verizon and that would make Samsung look bad in thus argument) per year is simply not true.

http://www.facebook.com/BreezlyBruin420 Chris Long

Motorola seems to release a Razr every six months. How about they just work on releasing just one phone a year with amazing features instead of pumping out crap every six months to try and keep up? Wow, they have a big battery!!! Wooohoo!!!

InyRules

I wish they would break free of the “Droid” death grip/contract Verizon has on them. I would love a RAZR MAXX type phone to use on T-Mobile. Samsung is successful for a couple of reasons Motorola needs to emulate 1. Flagship powerhouse phone makes it to every carrier. 2. MARKETING! Those commercials taking a jab at Apple fanboys waiting in line are just amazing. They showcase what the phone actually does and is capable of, not a ton of futuristic fight scenes and motorcycles.Release an excellent phone that is ahead of the curve, market the crap out of it, and get it on every carrier.

chris125

+1. These “droid” commercials show very little of what the phone actually does and more of a sci fi type commercial. Go back to the “droid does” when they used to compare what it does to what the iphone doesnt and make a true flagship product, not just something that is mid range at the time of its launch

chris125

Clearly if you could read I never said only counting “one galaxy device” I was making a point to what the Op probably meant, but it seems the moto fanboys get very butthurt like the isheep over things like this. I have used both and they both have their pros and cons but to say moto is immune to releasing a ton of phones and since you want to break out phones not even coming to verizon what about all of the razr m variants alone that are in the US?

Justin W

How many Galaxy devices have been released over the past two months? Scratch that – how many have been rumored to be released within the next few? Galaxy Premier, Galaxy S III, Galaxy S III Mini, Galaxy Note II, etc. There are a larger amount of Galaxy devices than there are Moto devices.

GregSki86

Smh, those are all devices that…yes, while phones (or other devices), serve different purposes. Motorola releases the same Droid Razr (only specs upgraded) in order to pretty much rape as much profit as possible. Your confusing products for specific preferences to b*llshit that is being re-sold with slight variation, smh

kixofmyg0t

Hey you said one galaxy device per year(Btw the the Galaxy S2 Skyrocket ring any bells? No? Galaxy Tab 2? Anything?) which what you should have said was ONE Galaxy S Phone per year.

I took your statement and ran with it just for the point. I’m not even arguing that Moto DIDNT release a lot of the same device last year, but Samsung isn’t innocent either.

Somehow HTC and the million One-X variants missed out on this rant….they’re getting bad about it too.

What’s important is the S3 IS a great device, as is the RAZR HD IMO. But you have to admit that Moto slowed down on the RAZR overload.

Immolate

S2 was 2011’s phone for the crowd. Nexus phones stand alone, like ‘em or not. S3 is this year’s phone for the crowd. Note 2 is its own line – a huge screen with a stylus. Camera is a camera. None of the devices listed are upgrades to the others except the 2011 S2 and the 2012 S3. All of the Rzrs from 2012 are incremental upgrades to the original Rzr. Rzr begat Rzr Maxx. Rzr begat Rzr HD. Rzr HD begat Rzr HD Maxx. Incremental upgrades.

Don’t forget all the different colors the Galaxy S3 came out with, because he’s using the different colored RAZR’s as a fault against Moto. Let’s compare apples to apples here.

mxracer9111

Haha, that is funny. Yea you are right. i thought that was the point of android, freedom. freedom of colors.

kixofmyg0t

No no no, look at what everyone else is saying, “one device a year”. The “freedom” and “open” Android means ONE device a year.

Now boys and girls, can we name another company that releases one phone a year? *Hint* It’s a fruit!

Listen, I’m not saying Moto needs to release 137 different phones a year, but only one phone a year isn’t gonna make everyone happy.

http://www.facebook.com/BreezlyBruin420 Chris Long

Okay, so Sammy has released several Galaxy versions, but at least they are jam packed with amazing hardware and features. Moto just pumps out garbage. LG and HTC are even better than Moto.

mxracer9111

Wow, i am sorry for your bias wrong opinion.

Diablo81588

You make no sense.

http://www.facebook.com/objection89 Miguel Angel Portela

I love my GS3 but I’d be a liar if I said that I didn’t miss my Razr Maxx. That battery, removable or not, was second to none. I hate the thought of lugging around an extra battery like a chump. That’s just chintzy. When I go to Disney World and all the iPhones in my immediate group last the entire day while my GS3 maybe lasts 3 hours, all the quad core processors and NFC in the world won’t comfort me.

http://www.facebook.com/BreezlyBruin420 Chris Long

I seriously doubt any iPhone will outlast the GSIII battery. Spin again.

http://www.facebook.com/objection89 Miguel Angel Portela

Hate to say it but it happens. I frequent Disney (passes) and I do a lot of day trips. God and you should see some of the terrible recommendations people actually consider good ideas. “Oh, use Juice Defender! It pretty much kills all functionality but it saves battery like a BEAST!” OR “Oh just carry a different battery and charger!” Lol that’s terrible. I love Android. But after seeing that the battery of Maxx is possible, I wonder why it’s not being focused on more. Big specs are great but so is great battery life. Maybe an extended battery for GS3 is worth a shot.

Tyler Cameron

I call BS. I was recently in Disney with a Thunderbolt and one battery easily lasted me 5 hours…

Ibrick

The TBolt isn’t exactly the model of battery life..

Jason

That’s his point.

http://www.facebook.com/objection89 Miguel Angel Portela

But why would I lie? It varies from person to person, of course. I’m just giving my experience with the thing. The most I ever get on the GS III 3 hrs screen-on. Great phone, mediocre battery life. It happens.

Immolate

Get a Note 2. Blows anything (including iPhone5) except the Maxx/HD out of the water.

http://www.facebook.com/objection89 Miguel Angel Portela

I’ve been thinking about it. I had the first note and loved it.

http://www.facebook.com/objection89 Miguel Angel Portela

Figured I’d update. Got a Note II for New Years. Its awesome. Best battery since the Maxx!

Derek

I really think you just have a defective model.

There is no way an S3 lasts only 3 hours. Nobody, and I mean nobody, I know who has an S3 complains about battery life. In fact, it’s a well known comparison when the S3 debuted for it to have better battery life than the iPhone.

You should be getting nearly a full day’s worth from normal usage so your experience sounds like an extreme anomaly.

I love how Samsung gives the option for replacing batteries, so maybe you can try buying a new battery to see how that helps. Hopefully that solves your ordeal.

http://www.facebook.com/objection89 Miguel Angel Portela

I hadn’t considered that. God, I hope so. Thanks.

http://twitter.com/jonathanM21 jonathanM21

Motorola released Razr + Razr Maxx last year. That’s 2, not 5, and for the whole year.

This year they have Razr Hd and Hd Maxx.

If you want a smaller phone they have Razr M.

That’s super simplistic yet a nice set of options. Atleast on Verizon Moto has their stuff together and everything makes sense. I can’t tell you the different between a S3 Mini, Blaze, Skyrocket and Stratosphere 2 for anything.

GregSki86

Your comparing Samsung products across different carriers now

blackmagick20

CrApple also releases one device per year…

CHRIS42060

When will this Android on Android crime come to an end?

Sobr0801

Hopefully never, one of them needs to canabalize the other, hopefully Motorola ends up on top in the long run.

billy routh

Then we would be stuck with Motorola’s crappy software

Trey Mitchell

….
have you seen the new blur?
they’ve sharpened it up quite a bit

(pun intended)

michael arazan

If moto wanted save more battery and run faster, than just get rid of blur all together and be the first Manufacturer to use Vanilla android on all their devices. Who said you needed a skin anyways. Just make all the add-ons apps for the phone.

Tyler Cameron

The Motorola phones aren’t even skinned. They just have apps with different icons… Android 4.1 on my RAZR M: I see no skin whatsoever.

bananatroll

the lock screen is non AOSP… so yes motoblur is still there bro.

onDroid

Verizon, that’s who. Moto was trying to go stock but Verizon wouldn’t let them and they need Verizon’s support since they are Moto’s biggest partner and the majority of their phones are sold on Verizon’s network. Not saying I like it but Moto doesn’t have much of a choice.

Eric

Who said? Verizon said. At least that’s what the Motorola CEO has claimed — that carriers (specifically Verizon and AT&T) don’t want a bunch of phones from different manufacturers with identical UI sitting on their store shelves. The new Blur (or whatever, I don’t know what they call it now) is the closest to stock android that I’ve seen.

bananatroll

If anyone remembers it was HTC that started the skinning game. Those guys are too blame for this obnoxious trend of bloated, stupid, cartoony looking, matrix wannabe skins.

You haven’t played with the Razr Max Hd then. running Jelly bean. so light of blur you can’t notice that bad.

mgamerz

Except for the 25 bloatware apps and all the cartoonlike icons

mxracer9111

Every phone as bloat man. Cartoon like? Now that’s just a dumb statement.

http://www.facebook.com/BreezlyBruin420 Chris Long

Never going to happen. Even LG and HTC are head and shoulders above Motorola.

LiterofCola

Yeeeaaahhh, tell that to people with broken glass backplates

Droidzilla

I have to say, my Nexus 4 is the best Android device I’ve ever used hands down. I was very leery of getting an LG (I love Moto’s build quality), but the Nexus 4 is pure win.

Of course, check back with me if the back glass breaks . . .

Suralin

At least Motorola phones actually work as a phone.

r0lct

Do you rub your Moto tattoo when you make these types of posts?

migamix

care to repeat that to my Droid x’s face?

mcdonsco

Your crazy…I’ve got the DNA now, choose it over the moto razr maxx hd for one reason, wireless charging. The build quality, compared to Motorola, may as well have a matte logo in it. Its not even remotely close to moto build quality

MicroNix

And what makes build quality? My OG Droid had one replacement because the ear bud jack started to lose connection. Then after just a year the digitizer went out on the replacement. My Droid 3 from Motorola had a keyboard with keys that had to be pressed really hard after a few months and had a crappy pentile display.

I’ve had no hardware issues with my SGS3 and to top it all off, it takes kick a$$ pictures because the software actually works, unlike Motorola’s lag infested POS blur that couldn’t get out of its own way to take a picture.

I’m tired hearing about how great Motorola’s “quality” is. It is no better than the next manufacturer.

mcdonsco

Go into a Verizon store and just hold the razr maxx hd in hand…then hold the s3, note…any HTC etc…if you can’t notice a HUGE difference from that alone then you have no idea what build quality even means.

MicroNix

How something “feels” in your hand doesn’t mean squat about how well they are built and how *durable* they are. Anyone with half a brain about electronics knows that. If you base build quality on how they feel in your hand, you shouldn’t be commenting on this.

mcdonsco

Aren’t you all full of yourself…you apparently have no idea what you’re talking about…when you hold the razr maxx hd in hand, its solid, no flexing, seams don’t flex/give off popping/cracking sounds with pressure, shake it a bit and you get zero noise from anything loose in the chassis…THAT is build quality…never mind the Kevlar backing, solid metal band, metal buttons that have perfect travel and feedback etc.

None of the others I’ve held (s3, note 2, DNA, 8x, 822,.900, 920 etc) even come close…the only phones that do are iPhone’s, they are on par with Motorola in build quality.

When I apply just a little pressure to the front and back of my DNA (yes, I choose a DNA over the maxx hd) it flexes, badly and starts to squish the thin fragile grill on the side…that’s POOR build quality.

Get a clue buddy.

bananatroll

in terms of sales and marketing yes. Not so in the build quality, skin, radios, or reliability department.

believe it or not, some of us big red customers know what android is, and we cringe every time somebody calls our phone a “DROID!!!” and all the stupid TV commercials, ninja references, etc,.

DROID = the ultimate android skin. From the OS, to the branding, to the commercials. It’s really only BASED on android – Verizon is not Google’s biggest fan and I’m sure given the chance they would buy out an OEM, and start their own OS, wiping Google from their lineup entirely.

Great service, great call quality, but as always Verizon is a bunch of damned control freaks.

Sobr0801

If your talking to me (which you did respond to me), I have a Lumia 920 on ATT as my one and only phone. So you couldn’t be more wrong. Otherwise yes, Verizon customers are pretty obsessed with (an)Droid, but they have a reason to be, its a pretty sweet ecosystem.

fixxmyhead

i meant verizons gay ‘droid’ line. i know android is cool.

mxracer9111

Gay? insult me as a DROID only branded guy cause I like the theme. Wow. Grow up.

Jonathan Bunch

Stop this android on android crime!

paul_cus

Motorola trying to get big with Samsung.

XvierX

This kind of competitive approach to campaigning could prove beneficial for us consumers. Neither device is perfect and I doubt we’ll ever see a device that fits everyone’s personal needs but that’s the beauty of android. There’s a device for just about everyone.

chris125

They aren’t even in the same class. The moto is a mid range device other than build quality the camera isn’t even close to samsungs plus more ram makes it more future proof than motos device. Moto should go after the spectrum 2. Samsung is so far ahead laughing at this while they sell another ton of phones

Justin W

You do realize the only thing really different hardware-wise is the RAM and camera, right? They are built on the same Qualcomm chipset.

MicroNix

And what he said would lead you to believe he meant otherwise?

Justin W

The “Samsung is so far ahead laughing at this while they sell another ton of phones” does, considering the phones are almost exactly the same (build quality, camera, RAM aside).

Abhijeet Mishra

Sad to see that 2GB of RAM is now on smartphones, because of Android’s extremely high RAM usage (due to Java no doubt), but yeah, future proof for sure compared to the RAZR HD.

john

200 bucks on either cheap plastic or first class device. Nobody talking about software here, so don’t start the ridicullous argument. If you pay for a device that can’t withstand a punch then you just buy shinny stuff. Shinny overpriced stuff. Hardware it’s not just specs but also the build quality.

FAL_Fan

Yes, build quality is important, but your argument is like saying “why buy a mirror when I can see myself in the back of this shiny spoon?”. One can always suck it up and buy a case, then you have a safe phone with a great camera and specs, something that Motorola hasn’t offered in years.

DrewNusser

I agree that the Kevlar is hardcore, but plastic has always held up really well on phones. It might not be considered “premium” material, but it’s less shatterable or scratchable than a lot of the competition. I’m not talking about the Kevlar.

The Razr HD looks awesome, but to label the S3 as a “cheap” device is silly. They’re both great phones, and picking one over the other is just personal preference. Some want the great build quality of Motorola, while some want the bleeding edge specs and software enhancements that Samsung brings. By the way, I’m still rocking my 2 year old Motorola Atrix.

bob

I dropped my X in the toilet and it stopped working, I’ll never buy another Motorola product again!!!!

Abhijeet Mishra

Why would someone punch a device? And Samsung’s devices have always been durable, if not premium feeling like @796f41e62bafc42c8b9b030564e9d0d6:disqus said. It’s all a matter of choice, and while Motorola’s build “quality” may be much better, Samsung’s durability is not a problem.

nightscout13

I have a GS3, and those 2 points are real issues for me. The back of my GS3 is damaged, and the battery sucks.

KennyVeltre

the back of mine is damaged as well but my battery is decent.

Carl

i’ll stick to my Galaxy Note 2.. it has a much bigger and better screen with more RAM and a quad core processor.plus the battery life is just as good.

jonya

quadcore processor, 5.5inch screen and 200mAH less battery =/= just as good.

Immolate

I’m not an heavy phone user. I turn it on maybe thirty times during the day. I make a call or two, send a dozen or so text messages, and look up the occasional factoid with Google Now. My Note 2 is always in the 80-90% charge range when I plug it in after 18 hours of being unplugged. My S3 was always between 20-45%, same usage. The battery life on the N2 is just insane.

K. Nelson

It’s due to the bloat in the S3. I installed Slim Bean on mine (I know, not an option for everyone) and I consistently get 24 hours and more. Before the switch I would be lucky to make it home with 30% charge. Now I typically see 60% or more. One of the admins here at work was so impressed that he installed it himself…and yeah, he is loving it (he’s got the nexus).

EDIT: Heh, I wonder if the bloat is the same between the two. I also wonder what the battery life of the Note 2 would be like with Slim Bean.

Sobr0801

In this case I would have to say bigger doesn’t always mean better. Plus, “better” screen is subjective. Either way, I would take the smaller screen with the better build quality of a Motorola any day. Just my opinion of course. Last, I would rather have the next best thing to pure Android, not that Crayola box of a skin.

BAoxymoron

if you don’t like the skin then simply flash a new rom on the galaxy s3’s unlocked bootloader…

LiterofCola

Not everyone flashes their phones

Tony Allen

No, but you CAN on the Note II, not on any modern Motorola device without jumping through hoops and wading through red tape.

LiterofCola

True, but irrelevant to non-flashers

BSweetness

Or, for those who don’t want to flash a custom ROM, just use a third-party launcher. That covers up most of the skin, and you can find replacement apps for many of the other stock apps.

Dain Laguna

non pentile is always better than pentile. i still prefer motos feel in hand better however

Thanks for proving my point. The one on the left is Pentile, the Note 2 isn’t. Sure you can see the difference in the pattern?

Tyler Cameron

The one on the right is also PenTile. There’s different kinds of PenTile. The Note II just has a different variant. It isn’t standard RGB, or pixel layout for that matter – it’s PenTile.

r0lct

OK, let’s move past Pentile because I can’t find a definitive answer on the Note 2. Even if it is looking at reviews they all say color wise Note 2 is on par with the iPhone 5/DNA (CNET, The Verge, DL) so clearly this new “pentile” is different and on par with non-pentile.

mgamerz

That’s not pentile. AnAndTech did a review of the screen, and it’s similar but it has better color like RGB.

hot_spare

Do you know what is a PenTile? A PenTile screen doesn’t have 3 sub-pixels per pixel. A PenTile matrix only has 2 sub-pixels per pixel. So, to show a pure white element, it has to “borrow” a sub-pixel from the next pixel.

In Note2 , we have 3 sub-pixels per pixel, just exactly like in case of a RGB matrix. It does NOT borrow a sub-pixel from a neighbouring pixel to show white.

How does Note2 differ from a traditional RGB? Note2 has 3 sub-pixels like a normal RGB screen, but the arrangement is not same. Note 2 have one tall Blue sub-pixel is perpendicular to Green and Red sub-pixels. In a standard RGB screen, all of them are parallel.

Is Note2 RGB? Simple answer is YES. Because each pixel is made up of Red (R) Green (G) Blue (B) sub-pixel.

Read the article you mentioned properly. Did you even read the article headline?

That’s not all PenTile is, the DROID 3, 4, X2, Bionic, and Motorola Atrix also have Pentile, but a really retarded version because 1. there 4 subpixels per pixel and 2. they’re not even AMOLEDs, so there is no excuse for it.

http://twitter.com/kanagadeepan Kanaga Deepan N

NO… It has regular RGB matrix, where he BLUE sub-pixel is long for long life (Blue sub-Pixel in AMOLED has relatively lower life comparing Green and Red sub-pixels)

But both RazrHD and S3 have Pentile matrix AMOLED…

Tyler Cameron

I never claimed the RAZR HD had a standard pixel layout.

But the Note II has some form of Pentile. It’s this weird pixel layout with a normal blue subpixel and 2 small red and green subpixels in one subpixel; Wtf is up with that?

The only AMOLED with the right pixel layout is the Super Amoled+, but unfortunately, Samsung has yet to make an HD version of that.
And I never said the Note II is bad. It’s good for whoever wants it. You either want it or you don’t. There’s really no in between for it lol

Immolate

I strongly suggest educating yourself on what Pentile is and what the Note 2 has rather than stubbornly insisting that you’re right just because you want to be right. The fact that the Note 2 does not use a pentile screen is well known among those who keep up with the industry. When I saw your original post, I had to reread it to make sure I hadn’t read it wrong the first time.

http://twitter.com/CBConsultation CB Consultation

It does not have pentile. You need to do some research before you posted stuff making yourself look totally stupid. And I had a RAZR MAXX and the Note 2 is leagues better. But I would expect someone of your posting caliber to say some of the things I see you posting here.

lemonhead127

Of course the Note 2 will have a better screen than the RAZR MAXX which came out last year.

http://www.thetechtemple.com/ The Tech Temple

I couldn’t agree with you more, sir.

cooksta32676

I think the Motorola build quality has expired. The new razr series are just as plastic as everything else now. Regardless of actual materials, they feel no different.

Jorb the Borb

It’s really just that Samsung is behind everyone now with that plastic feeling. That’s why I put a nice case on my GNex so I don’t even notice what it’s made of. I’M SO SMART.

Steve

Uh almost every phone out their is made of plastic. Only a few can say otherwise.

Almost all of the devices from Motorola, Nokia, HTC, etc are made of plastic. And. Please don’t come back with polycarbonate, because that’s a plastic too.

So if you’re going to complain about plastic, realize everyone else is the same too.

mgamerz

Plastic absorbs shock better than hard metal. The backplate is supposed to pop off when you drop it, expelling kinetic energy through it instead of the front of the screen.

Lucky Armpit

Agreed. I’ve been burned too many times by Samsung’s inferior radios and horrible build quality. Not sure about the top poster’s comment of “inferior camera quality” because it’s obvious you haven’t used a Motorola camera in some time.
I’ll take Moto’s vastly superior build quality over a slightly bigger screen any day.

Immolate

I’ve owned three Motorola phones since the Og Droid, and I do like the build quality and the radio, but Samsung’s build quality is just fine and the radio is good enough. I’ll go back to Motorola in a heartbeat if they can start putting out phones that provide the breadth and depth of user experience that Samsung does.

Denigrate Touchwiz all you want. It’s so far beyond Blur and Sense at this point, I’m not sure that Moto and HTC can catch up.

MicroNix

Exactly. Except I’ve had WAY more hardware failures with Motorola phones than either HTC or Samsung.

Thomas

Tru dat. Loving my Note 2 as well.

cooksta32676

I actually get better life send my friends RazrMax. Not the HD, but last years.

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